On June 10th, 2014, Voces Del Canal, in partnership with DataCenter, presented the findings from their community-driven research report “Building Safe Communities through Strong Partnerships in the Canal.”* Four resident leaders from the Canal community in San Rafael, California explained their experiences in front of an audience of over 70 people including the San [...]Read Full Article →

For the second consecutive year, over 500 community members, scholars, and youth leaders came together in Oakland to learn about, connect with, and celebrate Research Justice at Research Justice: Decolonizing Knowledge, Building Power. Moderator Andrew Jolivette, DataCenter board member and Chair of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University, crafted the evening into an [...]Read Full Article →

The Symposium will be a space for critical conversation on Research Justice and how it can be used to re-imagine the relationship between the university and “the public” and contribute to environmental justice, prison abolition, indigenous rights, the fight for K-12 education, and other movements for social justice. The Research Justice Symposium will take place [...]Read Full Article →

9:30am-4:00pm, Friday, April 18, 2014 CompassPoint, 500 12th St #320, Oakland, CA 94607 Research helps us drive change, improve the way we deliver our services, and make better arguments in favor of the causes we champion — but without a clear focus on outcomes and a sound strategy for gathering information, collecting useful data can [...]Read Full Article →

Thank you to everyone organized and attended the event! Subscribe to our newsletter to get news of future Research Justice events. Presented By DataCenter and National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES) A Featured Convocation of the 42nd Annual Conference of the National Association for Ethnic Studies Research Justice: Decolonizing Knowledge, Building Power will explore the role of Research [...]Read Full Article →

Please Note: This training has been postponed, new date TBD. If you have questions, please contact Jay Donahue, Program Manager, 510-835-4692 ext 307 or jay@datacenter.org. Research + Organizing = Power for Low-Wage Workers! DataCenter is pleased to invite organizations fighting for worker justice to an introductory 1-day training in how to use [...]Read Full Article →

Over 500 community members, scholars, and youth leaders came together in Oakland on Friday, April 26th to learn about, connect with, and celebrate Research Justice, a theory of change that advances grassroots social justice, self-determination, and solidarity struggles. Here’s the video of the evening: A special thanks goes out to Making Contact at www.radioproject.org [...]Read Full Article →